The heating expert came out to the house, took one look at our "system" and just kind of shook his head. The whole thing was wrong. The wrong coil, the wrong duct work, the wrong filter. The heating vents are even in the wrong places! So we decided to just tear it down and start from scratch. The main reason is the lack of heat and air into the soon-to-be nursery. So it seemed like the perfect time.
Lesson learned - when you buy an old house that has been "renovated down to the studs", make sure you have a really good home inspector and some folks who know a thing or two about houses to check it out for you before you buy. I do love our house, and eventually, once we fix all the problems, it'll be even more perfect for us. But I can't say it hasn't been a pain at times.
But we've made progress - even since my last home improvement post on April 29. We've done everything that is crossed out below (or will have had it done by the end of the weekend):
A. Paint the downstairs hallway
C. Finish the basement, including adding Mr. Cob’s brew shop;
F. Paint the baby’s room and
G. Fence in the back yard; repave and widen the driveway; build a lower-level deck or seating area of some sort;
I. And any other project I whimsically decide to add to our list. Yup, I've added some...
- Build the bookshelves in the nursery
- Replace the carpet in the nursery
- Replace the upstairs carpet (master suite, office & stairwell)
I love lists so you can check the done things off. What a feeling! Keep it up.
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